Spiritual Care

Location:
1st floor, adjacent to Lobby

Hours:
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. seven days a week

Information:
Mass Schedule: 410-337-1109

The Spiritual Care Department of University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical
Center provides loving service and compassionate care in the Franciscan
tradition. Spiritual care for all of our patients, families and staff
focuses on the spiritual aspects of wellness, illness, recovery, medical
care, ethical decisions, dying and death. All religious traditions are held
sacred. An ecumenical staff of chaplains, gifted for spiritual ministry,
offers spiritual care to all. Spiritual care team members visit patients on
a regular basis. They can be contacted through the nursing staff or by
calling the Spiritual Care office at 410-337-1109.

Services

Many patients who come to University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
have a tradition of faith that is very important to them. Our goal is to
honor those traditions while they are here. We welcome and honor all faith traditions, Christian
as well as non-Christian.

We approach the care of our patients from a holistic perspective—we believe
the well-being of the patient may be helped through conversation, prayer,
meditation, music, ritual, and spiritual care services. Our ecumenical
staff of chaplains is available as a resource for patients and their
families during times of waiting, diagnosis and decision-making, in times
of joy, pain and grief, in anxiety and fear, in searching for meaning and
as a comforting presence.

Chaplains visit patients on a regular basis. A chaplain may be contacted
through the nursing staff, or by calling the Spiritual Care Department at
x1109.

Roman Catholic Services:

Mass
Mass is offered daily in our chapel and may be viewed on the television in
the patient's room. A schedule of the times of Mass is provided in each
patient's WELCOME folder.

Anointing of the Sick
This sacrament brings comfort, peace and a healing sense of supportive,
prayerful presence for the patient and family members. This service is
available upon request by calling the Spiritual Care Department, x1109.

Eucharist
Communion is offered daily to all Catholic patients by extraordinary
ministers of the Eucharist.

Sacrament of Reconciliation
The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is available upon request by
calling x1109.

Other Faith Traditions/Cultures:

The staff of the Spiritual Care Department will be happy to contact a
clergy person of the patient's faith tradition if requested. Shabbat
candles are available for Jewish patients upon request.

Chapel and Adjacent Areas

The chapel is located on floor one of the medical center, opposite the
elevators. All are welcome to use the chapel for quiet personal prayer. The
meditation garden, adjacent to the chapel, is a quiet area for prayer and
reflection. The Interfaith Room is located near the information desk,
across from the chapel. All are welcome to use this non-denominational
space for prayer and reflection.

Additional Services Available

To learn more about these services, contact the Spiritual Care Department
at 410-337-1109.

Memorial Mass

Twice a year, Mass is celebrated in memory of patients who have died in the
hospital. Family and friends will be notified and invited to attend.

Pregnancy Loss Memorial Service

Twice a year, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center holds a
memorial service and burial at a local cemetery for those who have suffered
a fetal/pregnancy loss at any stage of a pregnancy. Family and friends are
welcome to attend. This optional service is offered at no cost to the
family. Nurses in the Labor and Delivery Unit can offer information to each
family.